Factions

Category page

For details on this topic, including how to check your faction standing, and an overview of the value of positive and negative faction, see main article for Faction.

This page is a list of the better known factions in a category format. For more info on specific factions see the Factions Page.

Each creature belongs to a faction and you have a standing with each faction. Many of the actions you take in Norrath, whether completing a quest or killing a monster, will cause you to gain or lose faction with one group or another.

Some factions may have merchants who sell special items like armor, weapons, mounts, tradeskill recipes, and house items that require a minimum amount of positive faction to purchase.

Faction is described by a number, but is also simplified into several labels, which you can see in the tooltip when you target a creature. The faction labels are as follows: